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Gifts from Above

I feel the need to give credit to God for this one.

Down here in Charleston, if you leave something at the end of your driveway, it's for the taking. It's actually really nice because you never know what you're gonna find. I found a baby swing for outside with hooks and everything one time. And this is what I found the other day. A rust-free bicycle with training wheels! Can't find one for that price at a yard sale.

But, I found it by accident because I was taking a back road to go around the trash truck that I was behind and there it was!! Ready to go home with me. Yes, I did stop and ask the very loud easterne european family if they really meant it to go home with me or did their little boy just leave it there. And yes, I was free to have it!! Thank you Jesus!

Don't Poop on the Deck!

This seems to be a fairly regular occurance these days. And no, I'm not talking about one of the animals going #2 on the deck, I'm talking about Ryan, my #2 Child. No pun intended. I mean, why not just go in the potty and get a present? Maybe it's because every time my boys go outside, they feel the need to strip to their bare necessities. And when you're naked and running around, what else is there to do? Play in it? I leave it there, for you to ponder.

James Playing Jacks

So, we bribe our kids. Especially James. James will work towards a goal. James has been in the potty training stage for a while. So, we told him if he went poop on the potty he'll get a present. But like his daddy, he has to see the presents to see if it's worth it. So one day James managed to make a little poop and he got to pick a present from the Spiderman Bag. He chose Jacks. So, I showed him how to do it and this is his rendition of playing the game.

A few days later, I heard the toilet flush upstairs. So, James came down and told me he went poop on the potty and needed his present. So, I went upstairs but couldn't find what he had accomplished. But I couldn't prove otherwise, so he got another present, a matchbox car. But I told him, that he had to show me the poop and not just flush it.

So here comes James again, telling me he pooped and was ready to show me. Sure enough, there was some in the potty but it just didn't look right. Sure enough, James had gone in his diaper and then dumped it in the potty. He didn't get a present that time.

But Alex showed him this really cool present if he went on the potty. So, James carried the present around for two days and he finally went on the potty yesterday. And yes, he went straight towards the present. And yes, he opened it and it is know as the "poop present".

The Pool Again

Yes, Ryan has continued to improve in his swimming. We have allowed him to try swimming without the swimmies, and he does fairly well. Although, not well enough that I don't get a heart attack every time he jumps in. He floats fairly well but has a hard time keeping his head above water. It seems as though breathing is not as important to avid swimmers. So, we work a bit without swimmies and then he gets the swimmies back on so we can all enjoy some time in the pool. As you can see, Ryan is very comfortable laying on his back in the pool. We try to get him to wear goggles because he likes to keep his eyes open underwater.

New Couponing Blog

So, I decided to start a new blog on my couponing efforts. I wanted to keep it separate from my Personal blog so my friends and family wouldn't have to read through a bunch of stuff they didn't want to. The address is http://www.thedaysofcouponing.blogspot.com/.

I'll probably also start a Recipe Blog for the same reason. I sometimes get confused if everything's all together.

Olivia in her Bathing Suit

Nothing exciting here, just Olivia in her bathing suit for the first time. She wasn't too sure about the pool, but was okay for the first few minutes.

So here we are, me and Olivia :)